Fans tear into Aryna Sabalenka and her coaching crew over video that appears to show them pretending to urinate on her Australian Open trophy
Fans tear into Aryna Sabalenka and her coaching crew over video that appears to show them pretending to urinate on her Australian Open trophy
Share:
Fans have torn into Aryna Sabalenka and her coaching crew over a video that appears to show them pretending to urinate over her Australian Open trophy. The world No 1 was left devastated after losing 6-3 2-6 7-5 to Madison Keys in the women's singles final, but is if her actions both during and after the game that have caught the eye of fans.
![[Sabalenka came second in the women's singles, missing out on a third-consecutive title]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/26/10/94526979-14326557-image-a-8_1737885946515.jpg)
The defeat denied Sabalenka a third consecutive triumph at the Aussie Open after she won the tournament in 2023 and 2024. It was Keys' first Grand Slam final since 2017 and her first Major win, marking a shock against the heavily fancied Sabalenka. After the match, however, footage on social media appeared to show both the player and two members of her coaching staff laughing as they pretended to urinate on her runners-up trophy.
Sabalenka, as well as her boyfriend Geogios Frangulis and her fitness coach Jason Stacy were seen performing pelvic thrusts over the trophy, which was on the floor, as they laughed along. Fans didn't take too kindly to the incident, taking to social media to bash the acts.
Let's all pee on it. 😂😂 #sabalenka pic.twitter.com/aJL30vn9BQ. Fans have Aryna Sabalenka ovr a video that appears to show her pretending to urinate over her Australian Open trophy. Sabalenka came second in the women's singles, missing out on a third-consecutive title.
![[Fans took to social media to insist the act, caught on tape, was 'disrespectful' and 'so not OK']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/26/10/94527075-14326557-image-a-12_1737886394705.jpg)
Fans took to social media to insist the act, caught on tape, was 'disrespectful' and 'so not OK'. 'Isn't that disrespectful,' one fan posted on X, formerly Twitter, while another wrote: 'What disgusting and disrespectful actions. They deserve an explanation and public apology for this terrible gesture.'.
![[Sabalenka also smashed her racket on the ground after losing the Australian Open final]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/26/10/94503367-14326557-Aryna_Sabalenka_smashes_her_racket_on_the_ground_after_losing_th-a-7_1737885899505.jpg)
.jpg?trim=85,0,86,0&quality=75&auto=webp&width=1000)
-Cropped.png?width=1200&auto=webp)
